David J. Halperin

Back in the 1960s, I was a teenage UFO investigator. I grew up to become a professor of religious studies--my specialty, religious traditions of heavenly ascent.

After publishing five scholarly books, I came to realize there were things I wanted to say about faith, and the loss of faith, that couldn't be said in academic writing. That's why I started writing fiction.

"Journal of a UFO Investigator" is my first novel. I draw on my "UFOlogy" background to speak about faith and illusion, and the illusions we create to ward off the inevitability of death. Find out more at www.davidhalperin.net.